Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
August 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48550
Aircraft time
50,582 hours, 9,652 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Torn
Location
E/E Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PDIS AT FL210 AND CLIMBING HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SOUND OF RUSHING AIR. CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN CLIMB. STOPPED CLIMB AT 230 AND CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. SUSPECT LOSS OF AVIONICS DOOR SEAL AND RTB. FOUND E/E DOOR SEAL TORN, MPN ABA7800-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS DOOR SEAL ASSY AS PER SMP. PERFORMED ADJ/TEST OF AVIONICS DOOR ASSY AS PER MD-11 AMM 52-41-01-5. OPS TEST FOUND OKAY, ALSO PERFORMED FUSELAGE PRESSURE DECAY ADJ/TEST AS PER MD 11 AMM 21-00-00-5, OPS TEST FOUND "SATIS ".

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